King Edward VII
(1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10Sitter associated with 505 portraits
Edward was Queen Victoria's eldest son but she favoured his brother Arthur. As a child he struggled with education and, in a bid to present Prince Albert as the leading male royal figure, Edward as Prince of Wales was excluded from most public duties. After the death of Albert he was allowed to perform ceremonial duties but was still kept out of the running of the country. Following his marriage to Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863, he took up residence at Marlborough House, which became a centre of high society glamour, and devoted his time to sports and entertainment. Despite remaining aloof from politics, his popularity increased during his reign, as Britain experienced expansion and prosperity.
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 20 June 1861
NPG Ax54513
by Camille Silvy
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 20 June 1861
NPG x6830
by Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, 20 June 1861
NPG x11814
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, August 1861
NPG Ax196508
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, September 1862
NPG Ax24150
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, 3 September 1862
NPG Ax24151
published by Samuel E. Poulton
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG Ax24152
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, September 1862
NPG Ax24154
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by François Deron
albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG Ax24157
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG Ax24158
Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by Ghémar Frères
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG Ax46732
Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG x14384
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by Ghémar Frères
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG x14385
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by Ghémar Frères
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG Ax9752
by Ghémar Frères, published by Samuel E. Poulton
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG x11821
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG Ax46749
by François Deron, published by Samuel E. Poulton
albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG Ax24159
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
after Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863 (September 1862)
NPG x131221
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG x46575
by Ghémar Frères
albumen print on paper mount, 1862
NPG x14383
Related People
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (brother)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (son)
- Queen Alexandra (wife)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (brother)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (nephew)
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (sister)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (grandson)
- King George V (son)
- King George VI (grandson)
- Prince George, Duke of Kent (grandson)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (grandson)
- Prince John (grandson)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (grandfather)
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (sister)
- Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife (daughter)
- Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (granddaughter)
- Maud, Queen of Norway (daughter)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (sister)
- Princess Victoria of Wales (daughter)
- Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie (née Princess of Hesse), Marchioness of Milford-Haven (niece)
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